proliferation

Definitions

Rapid reproduction of a cell, part, or organism.

A rapid increase in the number or amount of something.

The rapid spread or increase in the production of something, often referring to nuclear weapons.

Examples

The rapid proliferation of social media platforms has fundamentally changed how we communicate.

International treaties aim to prevent the further proliferation of nuclear weapons.

Synonyms

multiplication expansion increase spread burgeoning accumulation escalation

Antonyms

reduction decline diminution contraction decrease stagnation abatement